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Hold your child, you know every bit of their face. well, his face also encompassed -- so it was my first moment of relearning his face. >> jaden and ani sis were born conjoined at the head, sharing 1 and a half to 2 inches of brain tissue. after a year of planning, last month they were separated after a 27-hour long operation at children's hospital in the bronx. mcdonalds have allowed cnn to follow their journey from surgery through rehab, exclusively. >> oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness. hi, buddy. hi. >> last time we were in this room, they were on -- they were conjoined. >> he's pretty happ...

Injuries, recovery times are in months, sometimes years. so we're a month -- if you consider this one month out, this to me is incredible at best. >> do you feel like you have permission or do you allow yourself to think about the future with regard to jaden and anias. >> i think about their future all the time. i think about the first time they go to a park and think about you know, them getting married some day. i think about -- i've thought through their whole future 100 times over the years. >> it's not i'm not optimistic. i guess i -- i'm just more curious what the future holds for them. ...

Mcdonald are still recovering from the surgery that separated them, doctors say the recovery is ahead of schedule. cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has this exclusive update. >> when nicole mcdonald got to hold her son jaden for the first time, it was as if she saw him for the first time. >> as a mother you know, when you hold your child, you know every bit of their face. well, his face also encompassed anias'. so it was my first moment of relearning his face. >> jaden and anias are two in one half million. they were born conjoined at the head sharing nearly 2 inches of brain t...

Journey for the family of conjoined twins. but after a rare 27-hour surgery, the 13-month-old twins are now sleeping in two beds, separate beds, and interacting with their parents one on one. chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta reconnected with the family nearly one month after the surgery. here's his exclusive report. >> reporter: when nicole mcdonald got to hold her son jaden for the first time it was as if she saw him for the first time. >> as a mother, you know when you hold your child, you know every bit their face. well, his face also encompassed anias. so it was my first moment...

I think about -- i thought through their whole future 100 times. >> it's not that i'm not optimistic. i guess i'm just more curious what the future holds for them. but i guess i don't want to get my hopes up, you know. i guess i just take it one day at a time. >> but each day continues to bring more blessings. the day i visited, nicole and christian got to see jaden without his head dressings. >> i've never seen you like this. >> for the first time. >> what's that like, mom, to see the first time without the dressings? >> it's amazing. it's the most amazing thing. i just can't even believe it....